

No, he's is NOT a dolphin. No, he's not fat. He's just Portly the porpoise with a purpose - to make sure that everyone knows his cousins - cute and lovable dolphins who get all of the attention - are actually a real pain the neck! Portly will do whatever he can to prove that dolphins aren't as cute as you think and porpoises aren't fat! Before that, Portly has a snack to eat first, then he'll get started taking down those dolphins a few pegs. Let's eat.
Portly the Porpoise covers the Open Ocean. He covers stories about whales, dolphins, saltwater fish and deep-water creatures that just might give you nightmares. Here are his latest stories:
Spectacled Porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)
PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Cetacea FAMILY: Phocenidae GENUS: Phocoena […]
Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Cetacea FAMILY: Phocenidae GENUS: […]
Burmeister’s Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Cetacea FAMILY: Phocenidae GENUS: Phocoena […]
Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) aka South Asian River Dolphin, Blind River Dolphin
PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Cetacea FAMILY: Platanistidae GENUS: […]
La Plata Dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) aka Franciscana
PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Cetacea FAMILY: Pontoporiidae GENUS: Pontoporia […]






